Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tweet[IWS] BLS: FATAL MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES [16 November 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Fact Sheet:
Fatal Occupational Injuries to Members of the Resident Military [16 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/fatal_occupational_injuries_military.htm
Members of the resident military face a set of hazards different from that of the typical worker. In 2008, 53 fatal occupational injuries, or 1 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in the United States, were incurred by members of the resident military according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Program]. Members of the resident military are more likely to be fatality injured than workers in general. In 2007, the fatal injury rate for members of the resident military was 5.5 fatalities per 100,000 employed workers compared to the all worker rate of 3.8.
AND MUCH MORE...including CHARTS & TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Fact Sheet:
Fatal Occupational Injuries to Members of the Resident Military [16 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/fatal_occupational_injuries_military.htm
Members of the resident military face a set of hazards different from that of the typical worker. In 2008, 53 fatal occupational injuries, or 1 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in the United States, were incurred by members of the resident military according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Program]. Members of the resident military are more likely to be fatality injured than workers in general. In 2007, the fatal injury rate for members of the resident military was 5.5 fatalities per 100,000 employed workers compared to the all worker rate of 3.8.
AND MUCH MORE...including CHARTS & TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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